Flaming Lips to release 24-hour song in a human skull

The Flaming Lips have come up with a novel format for their next record release -- a
24-hour song embedded in a human skull.

Having just completed a six-hour song, complete with Sean Lennon
reading out the names of fans who've paid $100 for the privilege,
the next stop for the Oklahoman psych-rockers is a full day's worth
of music.

But that's not all -- the recording will be saved onto a
hard-drive which will then be embedded into one of five human
skulls, provided by a shop in their hometown of Oklahoma City
called "Skulls
Unlimited". The skulls will be covered in chrome and arrive in
a fancy box.

If that sounds like your cup of tea, then prepare to be
disappointed. The five skulls, despite commanding an asking price
of $5,000, have already sold out. The song isn't even finished
yet.

Frontman Wayne Coyne told OMusicAwards: "It's a song about death and it's a song
about f**king and it's a song about life... It's another element of
this Flaming Lips connection with death and beauty and all
that."

The song is set to be released on Hallowe'en, presumably at the
stroke of midnight.